Making a movie about the evil version of a hero without actually using the hero himself seems like a recipe for disaster, but somehow Venom works. From the accurate page-to-screen transformation of the character to the rote climax, here are the five best and five worst things about the movie.
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This 1986 cult classic remains one of the most puzzling corners of pop culture to date. But what fate has befallen the lucky performers who got in on the ground floor and brought the original movie to life? Here's where the cast of Highlander is now.
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The gift of life isn't the only one the heroes who survived Avengers: Infinity War will get in Avengers 4. Leaked promo art for Avengers 4, posted to the KPOW! Instagram account, shows Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) rocking slick new suits.
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He rose to prominence on "Saturday Night Live" before meeting a sad end at the age of just 33. Here are some things you may not know about Chris Farley.
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Sound technician James Emswiller has died after falling from a balcony on the set of the Tom Hanks-starring Mister Rogers movie. Reports indicate that Emswiller suffered an undisclosed medical emergency, and then fell two stories off a balcony on the film's western Pennsylvania set.
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Johnny Depp has finally broken his silence on the controversy surrounding his involvement in the Fantastic Beasts film franchise, particularly his casting as the title villain Gellert Grindelwald in the upcoming sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
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A long list of high-stakes, billion-dollar questions are set to be answered in the coming months — but it's never too early to start getting excited for the box office magic to begin, so let's take a look at the biggest movies with something to prove in 2019.
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In Hobbs & Shaw, the Fast and Furious franchise spin-off starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, Idris Elba plays Brixton, a badass villain who has never been bested. Johnson unveiled the first look at Elba in character on Thursday evening, sharing a black-and-white photo to his Instagram.
Read MoreDisney is taking viewers to a whole new world. The House of Mouse released the first teaser trailer for the live-action Aladdin on Thursday, introducing newcomer Mena Massoud as the bread-stealing, lamp-rubbing title hero who aims to win the heart of princess and live a royal life alongside her.
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Danny Trejo's rise to fame had quite a few twists and turns along the way. Years before he took up acting, he was actually a violent criminal who'd spent time in multiple prisons. So how did he turn his life around so drastically?
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Ryan Coogler is hopping in his Bugatti spaceship and taking a second trip to Wakanda. The Black Panther co-writer and director has just signed on to repeat his creative responsibilities for the upcoming sequel, quietly closing a deal to write and direct Black Panther 2.
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Movie and TV performers can get fired, too. It's just as aggravating for them as it for the average working stiff - especially if they messed up big time.
Read MoreOh Beast, come out, come out, wherever you are. In the newest trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's Glass, Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) unleashes the Beast, the 24th personality of dissociative identity sufferer Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy).
Read MoreGet ready to meet a new version of jolly ol' Saint Nick. In The Christmas Chronicles, Netflix's upcoming holiday movie, Kurt Russell stars as a modern, cooler-than-the-North-Pole Santa Claus who breaks the fourth wall, slam-dunks presents down chimneys, and goes on a high-speed police chase.
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The Rambo franchise may be ending in the same way it began. Shortly after Sylvester Stallone confirmed that Rambo 5 had started filming, the official title for the film has been revealed. The movie sees Stallone's John Rambo saddling up to save his friend's daughter from a Mexican cartel.
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The Gunn got fired, and the kickback is major. Following the Walt Disney Company's decision to fire James Gunn as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in July 2018, Warner Bros. has tapped (or should we say poached?) the filmmaker to write and potentially direct Suicide Squad 2.
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Bohemian Rhapsody will rock you — or at least Rami Malek's performance in the film will. First reactions to the Bryan Singer-directed biopic have made their way online. Is Bohemian Rhapsody a killer queen or a just a bunch of radio ga ga? We've got the answer.
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Some sad movies might make you shed a few tears, while others might make you depressed for a couple of days. But some are so upsetting that you can't even make it all the way to the end. These movies will leave you pressing stop and finding something happier to do — like visiting a cemetery.
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Things are looking much brighter for one of Marvel Comics' grimmest characters. While critics have torn Venom limb from goop-covered limb, the moviegoing masses appear to be really digging the film, having unexpectedly sent the movie's audience approval rating soaring.
Read MoreGet in, DC fans. We're going diving. During New York Comic-Con on Friday, Warner Bros. unleashed a five-minute-long trailer for Aquaman that teases the sibling rivalry between Aquaman and Orm, Aquaman's battles with Black Manta, the title hero's comic-accurate costume, and much more.
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Now that we've seen what this inky symbiote has to offer, let's break down the world-building and story stuff that the movie leaves hanging, as well as some big important questions that it just plain doesn't bother bringing up. These are the biggest unanswered questions in Venom.
Read MoreThe only thing worse than Nazis and zombies are Nazi zombies. Don't believe us? Let the final trailer for Overlord, which Paramount Pictures dropped on Friday, convince you. Directed by Julius Avery, the film centers on a team of paratroopers battling a horde of undead Nazis on the eve of D-Day.
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Venom first sank his teeth into fans' brains decades ago in the pages of Spider-Man comics, which means the sometimes-villain has had a long time to build up a menagerie of kooky characters — and a handful of those familiar names hitched a ride into the symbiote's first solo big-screen outing.
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The space symbiotes have all been bonded, the rockets have crashed, and the heads have all been eaten. After months of anticipation, Sony's standalone Venom movie has finally come and gone, and it even raises a few interesting questions by the very end in the bargain.
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O Captain, my Captain. Our fearful trip is done. The Avengers have weathered every big bad, the prize we sought is won. Captain America actor Chris Evans wrote a heartfelt message to mark the end of filming on Avengers 4, and it has people across the world shedding many a tear.
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It takes a lot of work for an actor to convincingly play a character. It's remarkable, then, when they agree to take on more than one part in a film. Even more remarkable: These stars were somehow able to keep their extra roles and cameos a secret… for awhile, anyway.
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They're either gonna get along or they're gonna get it on. Fast and Furious star Dwayne Johnson poked fun at the intense dynamic between his character, former Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs, and Jason Staham's assassin Deckard Shaw when he revealed the first look at Hobbs & Shaw.
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